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Hsien Wan / 23

子路问事君。子曰，勿欺也，而犯之。

Modern Chinese Guide

子路问怎样侍奉君主。孔子说：不要欺骗他，但可以犯颜直谏。

James Legge Translation

Tsze-lu asked how a ruler should be served. The Master said, "Do not impose on him, and, moreover, withstand him to his face."

Notes and themes

  • 底本：Wikisource 整理的 James Legge《The Chinese Classics》公版中英文本。
  • 中文由繁体转为简体，后续白话解释需逐章审校。
  • 白话参考底本：《白话论语读本》，张兆瑢、沈元起编译，上海广益书局1948 年新三版。
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